Numb-nuts like these people are why every game is riddled with microtransactions
What’s worse is that despite him spending $32,000, he’s still not obtained all of the best cards in the game.
This is ok, but balatro is gambling.
NBA 2K26 also releases on Setpember 5, 2025, which will make all of his purchases pretty useless if he was to move on to the next game.
bruh
It’s because Balatro and small indies that catch fire threaten the bloated dinosaurs that are the AAA franchises.
“We’ve spent 30 years underperforming and manipulating our customers to get where we are today! We’re not about to let some noob take a slice of our pie just because they came up with this wacky idea of a ‘Fun game that’s reasonably priced!’”
These games are designed to take advantage of addicts. The fact that you don’t know how much it will cost to get what you want, the fact that there is no limit on how much you can spend, is a feature.
Don’t think of this as an individual making stupid choices with a game. Think of this as a game with thousands of players designed to target and take advantage of the neuro-divergent or those susceptible to problem gambling.
Micro-tranactions are a predatory gambling mechanic and this person was robbed of this money.
